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regime that has really served i think the interests of corporate driven so-called reform movement in education. and so many people are happy to see that garfield high school is standing up and pushing back and saying education should be much more than just testing. >> is there a fear that kids won't be able to pass these tests? i mean, how is it harmful to students? >> well, that's not really the fear at all. i think there's so many things that are deeply flawed about this specific test. first of all, the test was brought to us under an utter scandal. former superintendent john so that sat on the board of the company that made the test and sells the test that we adopted in the seattle public schools for over $4 million. and it's not me who has a problem with that but it was actually the state auditor came in and found that to be a, quote, ethics violation. so garfield high school teachers are saying we're not going to administer an ethics violation. but more than that, what we're worried about with this test is that, one, it's not aligneded to our curriculum. so the math teachers tell me that
regime that has really served i think the interests of corporate driven so-called reform movement in education. and so many people are happy to see that garfield high school is standing up and pushing back and saying education should be much more than just testing. >> is there a fear that kids won't be able to pass these tests? i mean, how is it harmful to students? >> well, that's not really the fear at all. i think there's so many things that are deeply flawed about this specific...
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they're banned from educational institutions, ie this particular campus. so in the coming days, we will, of course, probably even today, learn what kinds of weapons were used and whether or not they were brought on campus illegally. anderson. >> and, again, earlier reports at this point do seem to indicate this was some sort of an altercation, between two individuals. whether they were students enrolled at this school, we simply do not know. but it seems to be some sort of confrontation or altercation. the motive behind it. what the confrontation was about, we don't know. as joe johns pointed out, i think it is important thing to point out this does not seem to be the case of one individual going into a classroom or going on to a campus in order to try to create mayhem or make some sort of statement. also, one other thing i think is just important that representative sheila jackson lee pointed out, she said, she had had a report that one of the wounded individuals is not in good shape, we don't note actual conditi condition of that person. but one person s
they're banned from educational institutions, ie this particular campus. so in the coming days, we will, of course, probably even today, learn what kinds of weapons were used and whether or not they were brought on campus illegally. anderson. >> and, again, earlier reports at this point do seem to indicate this was some sort of an altercation, between two individuals. whether they were students enrolled at this school, we simply do not know. but it seems to be some sort of confrontation...
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i'm not their original mother but i'm their so-called mother to give them a better life and better education, that's for sure. >> what was the inspiration. >> i'm fortunate to be brought up in the family i was. i had good parents. they gave me everything. but there are some children whose parents have done mistakes and they are also suffering. and i think that i should give it to them. >> and if some of your kids were watching, what do you want to say to them? >> their mamu did it, and i'm sure you're proud of me, whatever i'm doing. >> i'm proud of you too. >> thank you. >>> and we are proud of all the people who showed up for the second inauguration of the president. look how beautiful the capitol looks tonight. and look at all of the gorgeous faces! out on the mall. they showed up. to be with us here at cnn. and we are very happy that they're here, because we're getting ready for the presidential inauguration and you might be asking, why do we do it, other than it is the law. wendy walsh is a human behavioral psychologist, and wendy, you say there is a bit of a fine line here. we american
i'm not their original mother but i'm their so-called mother to give them a better life and better education, that's for sure. >> what was the inspiration. >> i'm fortunate to be brought up in the family i was. i had good parents. they gave me everything. but there are some children whose parents have done mistakes and they are also suffering. and i think that i should give it to them. >> and if some of your kids were watching, what do you want to say to them? >> their...
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a focus on education and prevention. treat drugs and addiction as a public health issue not just a criminal justice concern. and law enforcement focuses remains on choking off supply. studies by the national institute on drug abuse so the road ahead is tough. illicit drug use in america, kreemping up. 22.5 american, 8.7%, used or abused illicit drug fls 2011. up 0.4% in a decade. most comes from marijuana use. the drug of choice for teens. >> the one particular thing that worries me the most is the youth use of marijuana. study after study shows that it can have a number of significant health and mental health impacts, particularly on developing young people. >> reporter: says guy wheeler, it's not your father's marijuana. the main psycho active ingredient, thc, is at least twice as high as in the old days. >> we keep thinking marijuana is like 3%. 5%. the population i'm serving every day, the marijuana has a rate of 25%. they call it wake and bake. some of these clients wake up every morning and go smoke a joint. >> rep
a focus on education and prevention. treat drugs and addiction as a public health issue not just a criminal justice concern. and law enforcement focuses remains on choking off supply. studies by the national institute on drug abuse so the road ahead is tough. illicit drug use in america, kreemping up. 22.5 american, 8.7%, used or abused illicit drug fls 2011. up 0.4% in a decade. most comes from marijuana use. the drug of choice for teens. >> the one particular thing that worries me the...
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for the 25 other innocent children and devoted educators who had so much left to give. for the men and women in big cities and small towns who fall victim to senseless violence each and every day. for all the americans who are counting on us to keep them safe from harm. let's do the right thing. let's do the right thing for them and for this country that we love so much. thank you. let's sign these orders. any of you guys left handed? are you? >> president's now signing 23 executive actions as he's calling them. 23 separate orders that he's giving right now that do not require congressional authorization to go forward. i guess that one signature represents all 23 of the executive actions that he signed. he's now giving a hug to these young kids who wrote letters to the president, asking him to take these kinds of actions, to do something to prevent another, another disaster at an elementary school or a high school or a college campus that the president was talking about. he accepted the recommendations of the vice president joe biden. there you see the vice president wi
for the 25 other innocent children and devoted educators who had so much left to give. for the men and women in big cities and small towns who fall victim to senseless violence each and every day. for all the americans who are counting on us to keep them safe from harm. let's do the right thing. let's do the right thing for them and for this country that we love so much. thank you. let's sign these orders. any of you guys left handed? are you? >> president's now signing 23 executive...
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to expand school security, to better educate mental health professionals, and this is what he's asking congress to do. look at this with me. limit gun magazines to ten rounds. ban military assault style weapons, establish background checks, and dedicate more money to help treat mental illness and enhance school security. look at the picture here. the picture, the children, flanked by children who wrote to him, wrote the president letters about gun control. their own little concerns and the families of newtown's victims. the president never said the nra's name, but it was apparent he was speaking to and about its members here. >> this will not happen unless the american people demand it. if parents and teachers, police officers and pastors, if hunters and sportsmen, if responsible gun owners, if americans of every background stand up and say, enough, we suffered too much pain, and care too much about our children to allow this to continue, then change will come. >> let me go to michael crowley, the deputy washington bureau chief of "time" magazine. welcome back. >> thank you. >> "time"
to expand school security, to better educate mental health professionals, and this is what he's asking congress to do. look at this with me. limit gun magazines to ten rounds. ban military assault style weapons, establish background checks, and dedicate more money to help treat mental illness and enhance school security. look at the picture here. the picture, the children, flanked by children who wrote to him, wrote the president letters about gun control. their own little concerns and the...